Originally Posted by
Propspilot
Ok, if was originally a four day... Turned into a day trip leaving you IN base then backed with a three day... Sounds like a four day to me. I see what your saying about the room in this case but if its your base dont you have a crash pad or something? If you dont have a place to stay IN YOUR BASE thats your fault.
Going to a hotel for anything less than 5 hours isnt worth the pain that it is to catch the shuttle, get there, and catch the shuttle right back. IMHO
Other than the not getting paid for the cancellation, which I totally agree is CRAP and should be changed, this sounds like a day where I am now. And Im sure people at Express and Whisky will tell you the same.
Its the same crap EVERY WHERE. When weather pops up your days gonna suck. When your plane breaks. The day is gonna suck.
This doesnt sound like Republic making your life crap it sounds like a bad day being an airline pilot.
I think you get some of my point, but you are missing the big picture. Going to this plane with the MX problems it has and the basing structure that it has makes for a very difficult situation. Yes, bad day as a pilot, but this stuff is happening a lot, so if you can stomach that regular inconvenience then that's your choice. I read about it on our union board all the time now. These new FO's on the Q posting what a sh!t show it is, and how the company is bending them over using the contract against them.
The cancellation pay is a HUGE deal for us on this next contract and on the companies LBFO contract proposal has it 4 years out from TA ratification. This company will not give us cancellation pay because they have been making money hand over fist on our backs for years and don't want to give that up. Other than that, the contract is what it is...OLD. Even Mesa has cancellation pay. I am baffled that people would want to come here when places like XJet, Mesa, SkyWest are hiring. Unless you live in a RAH base, there is no point with all the outstation basing we have.
I have to say, unless you're not employable anywhere else, do yourself a favor and stay away! OR come get the bonus money, and bolt at your next job that comes your way! This place will NOT get better until they give us a better contract. Moral is horrible here.